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cohen, if you listen to the defense's opening argument, you would have thought michael cohen was the person on trial. why is he so central to the case? >> he is the central figure to this case. none of this would have happened if michael cohen robert mueller hadn't spoken years ago. it's the reason it's coming to fruition because michael cohen at one point has said in the past he would take a bullet for donald trump. he described himself as donald trump's pit bull that pit bull has flipped on donald trump. if michael cohen had never said anything to prosecutors years ago, none of this would have ever happened. this was donald trump's fixer, byron. this was the guy that when the situations like this would happen, michael cohen would make them go away. it's all because of him that donald trump's in court. >> in laymen's convicted liar. this guy has lied a lot but you can believe him here. >> they owned it in opening statements. we know michael cohen has gone to jail. we know he did this. he know he has lived for donald trump. but here is the thing. it still happened. he still did it. a
cohen, if you listen to the defense's opening argument, you would have thought michael cohen was the person on trial. why is he so central to the case? >> he is the central figure to this case. none of this would have happened if michael cohen robert mueller hadn't spoken years ago. it's the reason it's coming to fruition because michael cohen at one point has said in the past he would take a bullet for donald trump. he described himself as donald trump's pit bull that pit bull has...
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pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. when he learned a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, was trying to sell her story about an affair with trump, which trump denies. pecker's company bought the rights to the story for $150,000. but to protect trump, pecker says he never published the story. pecker's due back on the stand when the trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of tw
pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any...
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of course, it's not the easiest case to make when you consider that michael cohen worked for about a decade for donald trump as one of his closest, you know, advisers, his fixer, his lawyer, and, of course, look, trump yesterday complained that he should be campaigning instead of doing this, not compelled to be there, posting on truth social, right, claiming he's being victimized. how does this play to his base? >> well, you know, he's he's been playing he's been making the case to his base now for over a year that he is a victim, that they're out to get him, that all these prosecutions, this prosecution and the federal prosecutions and what we saw in the state of georgia that this is, you know, the deep state, his enemies that are out to destroy him because they really want to go after trump's supporters. so he's going to lean into that really strongly, that look, this is a tough thing to be a presidential candidate. and to four days a week have to be sitting hour after hour in a courtroom in new york instead of campaigning. but the truth is that trump has actually not been doing a
of course, it's not the easiest case to make when you consider that michael cohen worked for about a decade for donald trump as one of his closest, you know, advisers, his fixer, his lawyer, and, of course, look, trump yesterday complained that he should be campaigning instead of doing this, not compelled to be there, posting on truth social, right, claiming he's being victimized. how does this play to his base? >> well, you know, he's he's been playing he's been making the case to his...
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trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the $175 million bond in trump's civil fraud case, where he was found liable of falsely inflating his real estate assets. the new york attorney general is asking the judge to void that bond payment, saying the bond company has failed to show it has the money to cover the amount. and another big legal battle for the former president is this thursday, when the supreme court hears arguments on trump's presidential immunity claim and the january 6th election interference case. former republican congresswoman liz cheney, in a new york times op ed today, urges the supreme court to issue its ruling on immunity quickly a
trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the...
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you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's coming in. what do we have to worry about, etc? he becomes the executer for donald trump. so he becomes a critical witness and the heart of his testimony coming today. >> george: let's bring jon karl in. donald trump appeared to fall asleep for the fourth time yesterday. what did you make of his demeanor? >> he looks diminished and irritated to be there. you could see it in him. he comes out after the proceedings, talk to the cameras. his political advisers have said day after day he would use that moment to go on the offensive, hit his camp
you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's...
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and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others, including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories about the candidate only to bury them, a practice known as catch-and-kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back tomorrow, david, but before that, there will be arguments whether trump vio
and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others, including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories...
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he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but won a bigger war. >> look, his attorney gave up on this absolute immunity argument. right? which was always silly, this idea that no matter what you do as president, private or public conduct, you are immuned. his attorney conceding we're not talking about private conduct. why is he doing that? because this is going to make it much more likely that it's going to take a longer time as things move forward. if you view the goal of the trump team as delay, it was the smartest thing they could do. >> george: right. they've clearly gotten a delay. seems almost inconceivable this trial
he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but...
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at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records. trump slamming the case outside of court. >> we have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me. >> and that gag order trump is talking about. prosecutors have accused him of violating it. the judge held a contempt hearing on tuesday morning that got heated, ultimately saying he would not rule from the bench. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> will scott peterson get access to new dna testing in his quest for a new trial? the abc seven news i-team c
at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels...
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he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york, 509. >> this morning we're taking a look at your travel forecast. new york city is experiencing some late day showers today, but it's a mild high of 70 degrees. another area we're watching, the pacific northwest for a little bit of rain as well. other places like la. looking lovely today. chicago, atlanta. we'll have temperatures in the 70s across a huge portion of the south. back here at home, it's all about morning cloud cover, giving way to a little bit of afternoon sunshine. we have that marine layer in
he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he...